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20090239446 | Polishing Apparatus and Polishing Method - A polishing apparatus is provided for polishing wafers at a high yield rate even if roll-off exists. The polishing apparatus polishes a wafer W by applying a pressure between a polishing member (polishing pad) | 09-24-2009 |
20120044399 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes: an element that receives subject light from a subject to generate image data; a section that generates a recording image to be recorded on a recording medium from the image data when a first mode is set; a section that generates a second display image, which allows display of a live-view image, from the image data when a second mode is set, and that generates a first display image, which allows display of an image identical to the recording image, from the image data when the first mode is set; a section that sequentially displays the first display image or the second display image; a section that detects a specific state of the apparatus that obstructs recording of an imaging object onto the recording image; and a section that controls switching between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of the detection results. | 02-23-2012 |
20140132803 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTINUOUS IMAGE CAPTURING - An apparatus includes: an element that receives subject light from a subject to generate image data; a section that generates a recording image to be recorded on a recording medium from the image data when a first mode is set; a section that generates a second display image, which allows display of a live-view image, from the image data when a second mode is set, and that generates a first display image, which allows display of an image identical to the recording image, from the image data when the first mode is set; a section that sequentially displays the first display image or the second display image; a section that detects a specific state of the apparatus that obstructs recording of an imaging object onto the recording image; and a section that controls switching between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of the detection results. | 05-15-2014 |
20140307154 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to image a subject, a photometry unit, an exposure compensation unit, an exposure control unit configured to control exposure for a captured image and a display control unit configured to control display of the captured image on a display unit. The photometry unit is configured to perform photometry, based the imaging unit's output, to obtain an exposure value. The exposure compensation unit is configured to compensate the obtained exposure value to an exposure value that would be used for exposure control, if photometry of the photometry unit is not fixed. The exposure control unit is configured to allow exposure control at an exposure value within wider range than a range of available exposure values of the cases where photometry of the photometry unit was not fixed, if photometry of the photometry unit is fixed. | 10-16-2014 |
20150085161 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTINUOUS IMAGE CAPTURING - An apparatus includes: an element that receives subject light from a subject to generate image data; a section that generates a recording image to be recorded on a recording medium from the image data when a first mode is set; a section that generates a second display image, which allows display of a live-view image, from the image data when a second mode is set, and that generates a first display image, which allows display of an image identical to the recording image, from the image data when the first mode is set; a section that sequentially displays the first display image or the second display image; a section that detects a specific state of the apparatus that obstructs recording of an imaging object onto the recording image; and a section that controls switching between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of the detection results. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090242268 | Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes - A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes first through fourth internal terminals placed along the perimeter of a substrate, a circuit coupled to the first internal terminal, a first external terminal coupled to the second internal terminal, a second external terminal coupled to the third internal terminal, and a third external terminal coupled to the fourth internal terminal. The circuit outputs a signal indicative of a connection state the first internal terminal and the first external terminal. A distance between centers of the first and second internal terminals is L | 10-01-2009 |
20090243400 | Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes and operation mode setting method therefor - A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a first internal terminal; a second internal terminal; a first switching circuit coupled to the second internal terminal to switch between a state in which the second internal terminal is electrically coupled to a first reference electric potential and a state in which the second internal terminal is not electrically coupled to the first reference electric potential; a second switching circuit coupled to the second internal terminal to switch between a state in which the second internal terminal is electrically coupled to a second reference electric potential and a state in which the second internal terminal is not electrically coupled to the second reference electric potential; and a comparator coupled to the first internal terminal and the second internal terminal to compare an electric potential of the first internal terminal with an electric potential of the second internal terminal, in which the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit exclusively operate in accordance with the electric potential of the first internal terminal. In the above-mentioned structure, when the second internal terminal is not bonded to an external terminal, the second internal terminal is pulled up or pulled down in accordance with a logical level of a signal input to the first internal terminal. Consequently, a connection state between the external terminal and the second internal terminal (mode pad) can be detected irrespective of the logical level (H level/L level) of the signal input to the first internal terminal. | 10-01-2009 |
20100259320 | Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first internal terminal, a second internal terminal, a third internal terminal, and a fourth internal terminal which are placed along perimeter of the substrate, a circuit formed above the substrate and coupled to the first internal terminal, a first external terminal coupled to the second internal terminal, a second external terminal coupled to the third internal terminal, and a third external terminal coupled to the fourth internal terminal and placed beside one side of the substrate where the second external terminal is located, wherein the circuit generates a signal indicative of a connection state between the first internal terminal and the first external terminal, and wherein the first internal terminal and the second internal terminal are arranged to form two rows in a direction perpendicular to one side of the substrate beside which the first external terminal is placed. | 10-14-2010 |
20110215455 | Semiconductor device capable of switching operation mode and operation mode setting method therefor - A semiconductor device includes a chip, a plurality of pads that is formed along the perimeter of the chip, and that includes a first pad and a second pad placed next to the first pad, and a circuit that is formed on the chip, and that is coupled to the first and second pads. The circuit includes first and second conductivity type transistors that are coupled between first and second reference potentials and a comparator that includes a first input node coupled to the first pad and a second input node coupled to the second pad, and that compares a potential of the first input node with a potential of the second input node. The first pad is coupled to gate electrodes of the first and second conductivity type transistors, and the second pad is coupled to drain electrodes of the first and second conductivity type transistors. | 09-08-2011 |
20110253438 | Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first pad, a second pad, and a third pad that are placed along one side of a perimeter of the substrate, a circuit that is formed above the substrate, and that is coupled to the first pad, a first external terminal that is coupled to the second pad, and a second external terminal that is coupled to the third pad, wherein the circuit generates a signal indicative of a connection configuration between the first pad and the first external terminal, wherein the third pad is placed adjacent to one of the first pad and the second pad, wherein, in a direction parallel to the one side of the perimeter of the substrate, the first pad, the second pad and the third pad have a first width, a second width and a third width, respectively, and wherein each of the first width of the first pad and the second width of the second pad is smaller than the third width of the third pad. | 10-20-2011 |
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20120036047 | SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a service providing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program. An information processing apparatus (base unit) | 02-09-2012 |
20120089538 | SERVER RESERVATION METHOD, RESERVATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing device including a communication interface that exchanges data with a first device and a second device; and a processor that performs authentication of the first device; receives content data from the first device via the communication interface; and controls the communication interface to send the content data in real time to the second device based on an access control setting, which indicates a restriction on sending the content data. | 04-12-2012 |
20120198525 | SERVER RESERVATION METHOD, RESERVATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing device including a communication interface that exchanges data with a first device and a second device; and a processor that performs authentication of the first device; receives content data from the first device via the communication interface; and controls the communication interface to send the content data in real time to the second device based on an access control setting, which indicates a restriction on sending the content data. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203836 | METHOD OF USING SERVER, SERVER RESERVATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - In a content supply system, in order to use a streaming server to perform a live distribution, a user PC used makes a reservation for a time zone, etc. to a server reservation control center. When the user PC sends desired reservation information to the server reservation control center via the Internet, if the reservation is accepted, a reservation ID only used for authentication of the reservation is created and sent from the server reservation control center to the user PC via the Internet. When a distribution request is sent from the user to the streaming server, authentication processing using this reservation ID is performed. | 08-09-2012 |
20130250077 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including an effect interval setting unit setting multiple effect intervals in a predetermined interval to continuously display image data, an image assigning unit assigning the image data to each of the multiple effect intervals, an effect setting unit setting an effect to each of the multiple effect intervals, an effect resetting deciding unit deciding whether the effect satisfies a condition to realize each effect, using image metadata corresponding to image data assigned, and causing the effect setting unit to reset an effect in an effect interval in a case where the effect interval does not satisfy the condition, and a consistency deciding unit deciding, in a case where the effect resetting deciding unit causes the effect setting unit to reset the effect, a consistency between an effect interval in which the effect is reset and a different effect interval. | 09-26-2013 |
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20100272142 | Nitride semiconductor optical element and method of manufacturing the same - Provided is a semiconductor laser element having a first protective film provided at least over the light emitting end face of an active layer (3-period multiple quantum well (MQW) active layer); and a second protective film provided over the first protective film, wherein, the first protective film is provided between a semiconductor which composes the light emitting end face and the second protective film, and a portion of the first protective film, brought into direct contact with the semiconductor, is mainly composed of a rutile-structured TiO | 10-28-2010 |
20130001588 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor device composed of a Group III nitride semiconductor has the following structure. A substrate has on it an n-type first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type second semiconductor layer in this order. Two first end faces are formed by cleavage and oppose each other in planar view. Two trenches extend to the two first end faces in the direction orthogonal to the first end faces in planar view. Bottoms of the trenches are positioned at least below the lower surface of the active layer. Second end faces are formed by laser scribing in the direction orthogonal to the first end faces and outside the trenches. | 01-03-2013 |
20130024724 | PROCESSOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXECUTION OF PROCESSES - A processor includes a plurality of processing sections, each of which executes a predetermined process. A plurality of fault detecting circuits are respectively provided for the plurality of processing sections, to detect a fault in one of the plurality of processing sections as a fault processing section to generate a fault detection signal. A fault monitoring and control section controls a normal processing section as at least one of the plurality of processing sections other than the fault processing section to execute a relieving process in response to the fault detection signal. The relieving process is determined based on a process load of the fault processing section, a process load of the normal processing section, and priority levels of processes to be executed by the fault processing section and the normal processing section. | 01-24-2013 |
20150154088 | PROCESSOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXECUTION OF PROCESSES - A processor includes a plurality of processing sections, each of which executes a predetermined process. A plurality of fault detecting circuits are respectively provided for the plurality of processing sections, to detect a fault in one of the plurality of processing sections as a fault processing section to generate a fault detection signal. A fault monitoring and control section controls a normal processing section as at least one of the plurality of processing sections other than the fault processing section to execute a relieving process in response to the fault detection signal. The relieving process is determined based on a process load of the fault processing section, a process load of the normal processing section, and priority levels of processes to be executed by the fault processing section and the normal processing section. | 06-04-2015 |
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20140205194 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a feature extraction unit, and a storage unit. The feature extraction unit extracts an extracted feature value indicating a characteristic of a target image, from a feature extraction area set by a user. The storage unit stores the extracted feature value in a database and includes a determination unit, a second storage unit, and a notification unit. The determination unit calculates a degree of similarity to the extracted feature value for each feature value in the database, and determines whether a feature value whose degree of similarity to the extracted feature value is a certain value or more is stored in the database. The second storage unit stores the extracted feature value in the database when the determination result is negative. The notification unit outputs a predetermined notification to the user without storing the extracted feature value, when the determination result is positive. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207732 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a display controller that displays, on a display, an image showing a designated area designated by a user in an image being processed and an image showing an area registered in a database; an updating unit that, in response to an updating operation performed by the user for updating the designated area, specifies a candidate area for the designated area and updates the specified candidate area as the designated area; and a registering unit that registers the designated area in the database in response to a registering operation performed by the user for registering the designated area. In response to the updating operation, when at least part of the candidate area covers a predetermined area or an area larger than that of an area registered in the database, the updating unit does not update the candidate area as the designated area. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208392 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information providing apparatus includes following components. A storing unit stores marker image identification information, an image feature of a marker placed area, related information, and disclosure limitation information indicating whether the related information is to be disclosed to specific users in an image information memory. A user information memory stores user identification information identifying a user and privilege information indicating a privilege of the user. An obtaining unit obtains, from an information terminal, user identification information and a target image. A search unit searches the image information memory for marker image identification information of a marker image having an image feature similar to that included in the target image. A providing unit provides, if the corresponding disclosure limitation information indicates limited disclosure and the corresponding privilege information indicates that access to the retrieved related information is permitted, the corresponding related information to the information terminal. | 07-24-2014 |
20140215320 | MARKER PLACEMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS, MARKER PLACEMENT SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A marker placement support apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a generating unit, and an output unit. The acquiring unit acquires image feature information included in a target image on which a marker of a specified size is to be placed. The generating unit generates, in accordance with image feature information included in an area of the target image in which a marker of a specified size is to be placed, display information indicating an area suitable for placing the marker on the target image. The output unit outputs the display information so that the display information is displayed while being superposed on the target image. | 07-31-2014 |
20150055878 | IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image retrieval system includes an obtaining unit that obtains a query image, a specifying information extracting unit that extracts, from the query image, specifying information which specifies an image group as a retrieval target, a feature information extracting unit that extracts, from the query image, feature information to be used in image retrieval processing, and a retrieval unit that performs the image retrieval processing on retrieval target images specified by the specifying information, using the feature information. | 02-26-2015 |
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20090003707 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an image clipping unit, a feature extracting unit, a candidate identifying unit, and a detecting unit. The image clipping unit clips a window image from a predetermined position of an original image. The feature extracting unit extracts a feature value of the window image on the basis of a predetermined criterion. The candidate identifying unit determines, on the basis of the feature value, whether the window image satisfies a predetermined condition for a candidate including a detection target. The detecting unit determines whether the window image includes the detection target if the window image satisfies the predetermined condition. | 01-01-2009 |
20090116705 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, image capturing apparatus, and controlling method thereof - An image processing apparatus includes an image converting section, a scanning controlling section, an image memory, and an object detection processing section. The image converting section converts a size of input image data. The scanning controlling section stores the size-converted image data, performs a scanning process of moving a square region having a predetermined size in the size-converted image data, and successively extracts square region image data. The image memory stores the square region image data which have been extracted by the scanning controlling section. The object detection processing section which detects an object region from the extracted square region image data. The image memory stores a plurality of entries of object candidate image data containing object regions of a plurality of object candidates. The object detection processing section performs an object determining process of determining whether or not the square region image data contain an object region. | 05-07-2009 |
20090290045 | Image Data Processing Apparatus, Image Data Processing Method, And Program - Image data are compressed such that they do not visually deteriorate. Nonlinear compression and DPCM compression are performed in series. A compressing unit | 11-26-2009 |
20100182443 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus having an image capturing unit capturing an image, a first recording unit temporarily recording an original image signal output from the image capturing unit, a processing unit performing predetermined signal processing upon the original image signal output from the image capturing unit, and an instructing unit instructing the processing unit to capture a still image. When the processing unit is instructed to capture a still image by the instructing unit while performing moving image signal processing upon the original image signal output from the image capturing unit, the processing unit may cause the first recording unit to record the original image signal output from the image capturing unit. In addition, the processing unit may read out the recorded original image signal from the first recording unit and perform still image signal processing upon the read out original image signal while suspending the moving image signal processing. | 07-22-2010 |
20120314933 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an attention region estimation unit that estimates an attention region which is estimated as a user paying attention thereto on a stereoscopic image, a parallax detection unit that detects a parallax of the stereoscopic image and generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each region of the stereoscopic image, a setting unit that sets conversion characteristics for correcting a parallax of the stereoscopic image based on the attention region and the parallax map, and a parallax conversion unit that corrects the parallax map based on the conversion characteristics. | 12-13-2012 |
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20140220485 | TONER, DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a toner, which contains silica particles containing first silica particles, and second silica particles, wherein the toner is a toner produced by depositing the silica particles on surfaces of base particles, the first silica particles have an average primary particle diameter of 75 nm to 250 nm, the second silica particles have an average primary particle diameter of 10 nm to 50 nm, a mass ratio of the first silica particles to the base particles is 0.010 to 0.040, a mass ratio of the second silica particles to the base particles is 0.005 to 0.030, a liberation ratio of the silica particles from the toner by a ultrasonic vibration method is 5% by mass to 20% by mass, and an amount of particles having primary particle diameters of 30 nm or smaller in the silica particles librated from the toner by the ultrasonic vibration method is 20% by number or less. | 08-07-2014 |
20140234767 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - Provided is an electrostatic charge image developing toner, including: toner base particles including a polyester resin as a binder resin; and an external additive on the surface of the toner base particles. The external additive includes silica. The silica is produced by sol-gel method, and is aspherical. The percentage of change in the specific surface area of the toner when it is stored under high-temperature, high-humidity conditions is from 25% to 45%. | 08-21-2014 |
20140348545 | TONER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner housing container includes: a container body housing a toner; a conveying portion; a pipe receiving port; and an uplifting portion. Flow rate index of the toner measured by powder rheometer and represented by “flow rate index=(total energy at a rotation speed of 10 mm/s)/(total energy at a rotation speed of 100 mm/s)” is in a range of “1.8≦flow rate index≦6.5”. Container body includes protruding portion protruding from container body interior side of container opening portion toward one end of container body. Uplifting portion includes: uplifting wall surface extending from container body internal wall surface toward protruding portion; and curving portion curving to conform to protruding portion. When the toner housing container is mounted on the toner conveying device, the protruding portion is present between the curving portion and the toner receiving port of the conveying pipe being inserted. | 11-27-2014 |
20140348546 | TONER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Toner housing container includes: container body mountable on toner conveying device and housing toner supplied into toner conveying device; conveying portion provided in container body and conveying toner from longer direction one end of container body to other end at which container opening portion is provided; pipe receiving port provided at container opening portion and receiving conveying pipe fixed to toner conveying device; and uplifting portion to move toner conveyed by conveying portion toward toner receiving port of conveying pipe. Toner has loose apparent density of 0.28 g/cm | 11-27-2014 |
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20080259408 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing system includes a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus that are connected via a network in which communication is performed based on a local protocol. The cooperative processing is performed between the first and second image forming apparatuses via the network. | 10-23-2008 |
20090199022 | Image processing apparatus, serial bus control method, and storage medium - A disclosed image processing apparatus has a normal power mode and a power saving mode and includes a serial bus; a serial bus PHY configured to control a physical layer of the serial bus, the serial bus PHY being turned off in the power saving mode; a voltage detection unit configured to detect a voltage output from an external device connected to the serial bus; and a physical layer control unit configured to turn on the serial bus PHY when the voltage is detected by the voltage detection unit. | 08-06-2009 |
20090204829 | CONTROL DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A control device includes a main control unit that serves as a main component for device control and to which power is supplied from a first power unit; a power control unit that controls the first power unit and to which power is supplied from a second power unit; a memory control unit that accesses a memory that stores therein a computer program and data and to which power is supplied from the second power unit; and a network control unit that receives packets through a network and transfers the packets to the memory through the memory control unit and to which power is supplied from the second power unit. | 08-13-2009 |
20090303244 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A storage unit stores therein first image data having a file size smaller than a predetermined size and a second image data having a file size larger than the predetermined size. The first image data and the second image data represent the same contents. A file selecting unit selects either one of the first image data and the second image data whichever having a shorter display time. A display unit displays thereon selected image data. | 12-10-2009 |
20130135656 | System Controlling Device And Image Processing System - A system controlling device having a tree structure includes a data controlling unit that functions as a root device. The data controlling unit is connected to a first image processing unit and a second image processing unit by separate high-speed serial buses. The first image processing unit performs image processing on image data scanned by a scanner, while the second image processing unit performs image processing on image data to be output to a printer. A storage unit is independently connected to the data controlling unit and stores therein image data processed by the first image processing unit and the second image processing unit. | 05-30-2013 |
20130234893 | BROADCASTING DEVICE, POSITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BROADCASTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A broadcasting device includes a broadcasting unit configured to broadcast positional information indicating the position of the broadcasting device; and a receiving unit configured to receive, from a communication terminal receiving the broadcast positional information, terminal identification information for identifying the communication terminal and the positional information. | 09-12-2013 |
20130244697 | POSITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING POSITION DATA - A distribution apparatus includes a distribution unit configured to distribute position data indicating a position of the distribution apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive data from a communication terminal that received the position data distributed by the distribution unit, the data received from the communication terminal including terminal identification data for identifying the communication terminal and the position data, and a transmission unit configured to transmit terminal setting data of the communication terminal. The reception unit is configured to receive the terminal setting data from a position data management system according to an inquiry transmitted from the communication terminal. | 09-19-2013 |
20130316729 | POSITION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, POSITION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT SERVER - A position information management system is disclosed, including a communication apparatus which includes a storage unit which stores therein position information of the communication apparatus; a wireless terminal which includes identification information and which communicates with the communication apparatus; and a management server which manages a position of the wireless terminal, wherein the management server further includes a position information receiving unit which receives the identification information and the position information from the communication apparatus; a storage unit which stores therein the communication apparatus and registered position information of the communication apparatus; a determining unit which determines whether the position information received by the position information receiving unit and stored in the storage unit and the registered position information match; and a management unit which manages a position of the wireless terminal with the identification information and the position information that is determined to match by the determining unit. | 11-28-2013 |
20130324153 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, POSITION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND POSITION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A communication apparatus which transmits information on a position at which the communication apparatus is positioned is disclosed. The communication apparatus includes a detecting unit which detects one of a first signal which is detected when the communication apparatus is fixed to an installed location and a second signal which is detected when the communication apparatus is brought to a state in which it is not fixed to the installed location; a storage unit which stores therein the position information; and a control unit which erases the position information stored in the storage unit when the second signal is detected after the first signal is detected by the detecting unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130342399 | BROADCASTING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A broadcasting device includes a broadcasting unit configured to broadcast positional information indicating an indoor position of the broadcasting device to a predetermined area, wherein the broadcasting unit broadcasts range information indicating the size of the predetermined area together with the positional information. | 12-26-2013 |
20140004879 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140071488 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - An information providing device, which is capable of communicating with an information processing terminal and one or more information processing apparatuses executing processing responding to a request from the information processing terminal, including a position data obtaining unit configured to obtain position data of the information processing terminal and the information processing apparatuses; a specifying unit configured to specify, based on the obtained position data of the information processing terminal, a region where the information processing terminal is, and specify, based on the obtained position data of the information processing apparatuses, one or more of the information processing apparatuses which are in the region; and an instruction unit configured to, responding to the request from the information processing terminal, instruct an information processing apparatus of the specified information processing apparatuses specified by the specifying unit and specified by the request to execute the processing also specified by the request. | 03-13-2014 |
20140071853 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WIRELESS TERMINAL, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - An information management system is disclosed that includes a wireless terminal configured to store identification data of the wireless terminal used to identify the wireless terminal in the system; a broadcasting device configured to transmit position data which represents a position at which the device is located for a predetermined area; and a server configured to store position data indicating a position at which the terminal is located. The terminal includes a collection unit configured to collect environmental data which represents a state of an environment around the terminal; a receiving unit configured to receive the position data from the device when the terminal is located in the predetermined area; and a transmission unit configured to transmit, via the device, to the server, the identification of the terminal, the position data received from the device, and the environmental data collected by the collection unit. | 03-13-2014 |
20140087710 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION TERMINAL CONTROL PROGRAM - A communication terminal, a communication method, and a communication terminal control program stored in a non-transitory recording medium, each of which is capable of receiving location data indicating a location at which at least one transmission device of a transmission system is located, using a receiver. The receiver is activated so as to start receiving the location data, when a stop of a movement of the communication terminal is detected. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087766 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, LOCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING LOCATION DATA - A transmission system, a location management system, and a transmission method, each of which transmits first location data and second location data, respectively, from a first transmission device and a second transmission device, and receives, at the second transmission device, the first location data and terminal identification data that identifies a communication terminal, from the communication terminal that receives at least the first location data. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087767 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION TERMINAL CONTROL PROGRAM - A communication terminal, a communication method, and a communication terminal control program stored in a non-transitory recording medium, each of which receives, from a first transmission device, first location data indicating a location at which the first transmission device is located, and transmits the first location data and terminal identification data that identifies the communication terminal, to a second transmission device, which is a separate device from the first transmission device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087768 | RECEIVER SYSTEM, LOCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF RECEIVING LOCATION DATA - A receiver system, a location management system, and a receiving method, each of which transmits first location data from a first receiver device, and receives, at a second receiver device, the first location data and terminal identification data that identifies a communication terminal, from the communication terminal that receives at least the first location data. | 03-27-2014 |
20140106777 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A data processing system includes a distribution apparatus and a communication terminal. The distribution apparatus includes a distribution unit that distributes a wireless signal containing unique data unique to the distribution apparatus. The communication terminal receives the wireless signal distributed by the distribution apparatus. A position data indicating a position of the distribution apparatus and a predetermined threshold value pertaining to a signal strength of the wireless signal received by the communication terminal are identifiable based on the unique data. The communication terminal includes a determination unit that determines whether to indicate that a current position of the communication terminal is the position data by referring to the predetermined threshold value. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106778 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DISTRIBUTING POSITION DATA - A distribution apparatus for distributing a wireless signal to a communication terminal includes a distribution unit configured to distribute the wireless signal containing unique data that is unique to the distribution apparatus. A position data indicating a position of the distribution apparatus and a predetermined threshold value pertaining to a signal strength of the wireless signal received by the communication terminal are identifiable based on the unique data. | 04-17-2014 |
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20110316029 | METHOD FOR TREATING INSIDE SURFACE OF GLASS CONTAINER AND GLASS CONTAINER - A lateral light emitting device that is free from variations and degradation in beam quality and reduction in reliability caused by adhesive, can be easily produced, and has a small diameter in order to be usable for a thin blood vessel and the like is developed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120017644 | METHOD FOR DRAWING GRIN LENS FIBER - When drawing of a GRIN lens from a preform is started, wastage of the preform is reduced and the amount of time taken from the start of elongation of the preform to the start of winding is reduced. A preform, to a lower end of which a weight formed of silica is fused, is set in a heating furnace, and drawing of the preform is started by heating a fused portion where the preform and the weight are fused to each other. This can reduce wastage of the preform. Since an elongation speed of the preform is increased by the weight of the weight, the amount of time taken from the start of the elongation of the preform to the start of winding can be decreased. | 01-26-2012 |
20120114285 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIAMETER OF GRIN LENS FIBER AND FIBER DRAWING EQUIPMENT - When a GRIN lens fiber is drawn from a preform, control of a fiber diameter is improved in order to increase a production yield of the GRIN lens fiber having a fiber diameter within a desired range. The problem is solved by controlling the drawing speed using a fiber diameter c, which is obtained by correcting a fiber diameter a using the fiber diameter b and a fiber diameter α. The fiber diameter a is measured using a diameter measuring instrument A that measures an outer diameter of the GRIN lens fiber, which is being elongated inside a heating furnace, the fiber diameter b is measured using a diameter measuring instrument B that measures an outer diameter of the GRIN lens fiber outside the heating furnace, and the fiber diameter α is a value of the fiber diameter a measured a specified period of time T earlier. | 05-10-2012 |
20140007624 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIAMETER OF GRIN LENS FIBER AND FIBER DRAWING EQUIPMENT - When a GRIN lens fiber is drawn from a preform, control of a fiber diameter is improved in order to increase a production yield of the GRIN lens fiber having a fiber diameter within a desired range. The problem is solved by controlling the drawing speed using a fiber diameter c, which is obtained by correcting a fiber diameter a using the fiber diameter b and a fiber diameter α. The fiber diameter a is measured using a diameter measuring instrument A that measures an outer diameter of the GRIN lens fiber, which is being elongated inside a heating furnace, the fiber diameter b is measured using a diameter measuring instrument B that measures an outer diameter of the GRIN lens fiber outside the heating furnace, and the fiber diameter α is a value of the fiber diameter a measured a specified period of time T earlier. | 01-09-2014 |
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20080251844 | METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for forming a pattern includes the step of forming an electrically conductive film by applying a liquid composition onto a first plate. The liquid composition includes an organic solvent and conductive particles surface-modified with a fatty acid or an aliphatic amine. Then, a second pattern, which is a reverse pattern of a first pattern, is formed on the first plate by pressing a second plate having a concave-convex pattern on a surface thereof on a surface of the first plate having the electrically conductive film on the surface thereof. Then, the first pattern of the electrically conductive film is transferred onto convex top faces of the second plate. Then, the second pattern is transferred onto a surface of a transfer substrate by pressing the surface of the first plate having the second pattern thereon on the surface of the transfer substrate. | 10-16-2008 |
20100044905 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRONIC ELEMENT - A method of forming a pattern and a method of producing an electronic element with which a fine and precise pattern is stably formed are provided. Each of the method of forming a pattern and the method of producing an electronic element includes a step of forming an electrically conductive film D by applying a liquid composition onto a first plate | 02-25-2010 |
20100221413 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRONIC ELEMENT - A method of forming a pattern and a method of producing an electronic element are characterized by including a first step of forming an electrically conductive film (D) by applying a liquid composition onto a first plate ( | 09-02-2010 |
20110297920 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR,METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A thin film transistor with improved performance is provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, an organic semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating layer which is positioned between the gate electrode and the organic semiconductor layer and is adjacent to the organic semiconductor layer. The gate insulating layer contains a material in which a first monomer as at least one of styrene and a derivative of styrene, and a second monomer having carbon-carbon double bond and a cross-linking reaction group are copolymerized and cross-linked. | 12-08-2011 |
20120248633 | THIN-FILM DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided a method of manufacturing a thin-film device, the method including forming a first substrate on a supporting base by a coating method, the first substrate being formed by using a resin material; forming a second substrate on the first substrate by using any one of a thermosetting resin and energy ray-curable resin; forming an active element on the second substrate; and removing the supporting base from the first substrate. The resin material used to form the first substrate has a glass transition temperature of at least 180° C. | 10-04-2012 |
20130048992 | TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, AND DISPLAY - A transistor includes: a control electrode; an active layer facing the control electrode; a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the active layer; and an insulating layer provided between the control electrode and the active layer, the insulating layer containing diallyl isophthalate resin. | 02-28-2013 |
20130143357 | METHOD OF FORMING ORGANIC THIN FILM AND ORGANIC THIN FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AS WELL AS METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC DEVICE - There is provided a method of forming an organic thin film, capable of forming a single-crystal organic thin film easily and rapidly while controlling a thickness and a size. After an organic solution is supplied to one surface (a solution accumulating region wide in width, and a solution constricting region narrow in width and connected thereto) of a film-formation substrate supported by a support controllable in temperature, a movable body controllable in temperature independently of the support is moved along a surface of the support while being kept in contact with the organic solution. The temperature of the support is set at a temperature positioned between a solubility curve and a super-solubility curve concerning the organic solution, and the temperature of the movable body is set at a temperature positioned on a side higher in temperature than the solubility curve. | 06-06-2013 |
20130264009 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING GRAPHENE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - [Object] To provide a method for transferring a graphene film, which can transfer a graphene film on a desired substrate with excellent adhesiveness, can effectively prevent defects from being generated in a graphene film and is excellent also in mass productivity, and a method for manufacturing a transparent conductive film. | 10-10-2013 |
20140345484 | BLANKET, PRINTING PROCESS, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A blanket includes a releasable base; and a sacrificial layer being provided on the base and separated from the base in printing. | 11-27-2014 |
20140361305 | THIN-FILM DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided a method of manufacturing a thin-film device, the method including forming a first substrate on a supporting base by a coating method, the first substrate being formed by using a resin material; forming a second substrate on the first substrate by using any one of a thermosetting resin and energy ray-curable resin; forming an active element on the second substrate; and removing the supporting base from the first substrate. The resin material used to form the first substrate has a glass transition temperature of at least 180° C. | 12-11-2014 |
20150060802 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an electronic device including an electrode structure, an insulating layer, and an active layer. The active layer is formed from an organic semiconductor material. The insulating layer, which is in contact with the active layer, is formed from a cyclic cycloolefin polymer or a cyclic cycloolefin copolymer. | 03-05-2015 |
20150064470 | LAMINATED STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD, LAMINATED STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a laminated structure manufacturing method including bonding a graphene film of one layer or a plurality of layers formed on a first substrate to a second substrate with an adhesive resin layer, removing the first substrate, and forming a transparent layer on the graphene film. | 03-05-2015 |
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20130198211 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DATA CONVERSION METHOD - An information processing apparatus may include a plurality of converting units respectively configured to execute a predetermined data conversion from one data format to another data format, and a control unit. The control unit may coordinate the converting units based on a conversion request to convert electronic data in a first data format into electronic data in a second data format, in order to make the converting units execute a data conversion from the first data format to the second data format. | 08-01-2013 |
20140123239 | SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD - A service providing device includes a requesting unit for receiving, from the device operated by a user, a request for a process of using a service providing system having a different authentication base, and making a request to acquire authorization information for using the service providing system; a substitute authentication unit for acquiring authentication information of the service providing system from a second storage when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in a first storage, and acquiring the authorization information from the service providing system by using the authentication information; and a providing unit for providing the authorization information stored in the first storage when the authorization information associated with the user is stored in the first storage, and providing the authorization information acquired from the service providing system when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in the first storage. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123240 | SYSTEM AND SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS - A disclosed system having a first service providing system providing a service to an apparatus and a second service providing system having an authentication infrastructure different from that of the first service providing system includes a connection destination changing unit receiving a permission request, from an apparatus operated by a first user, of requesting that a second user uses the second service providing system, changes a connection destination of the apparatus to the second service providing system, and causes the second service providing system to perform a permission process; an authority information acquiring unit receiving permission information indicating that the permission request is admitted from the apparatus and acquires post-permission authority information by using the permission information; and an authority information providing unit providing the post-permission authority information associated with the second user based on a request for a process received from another apparatus operated by the second user. | 05-01-2014 |
20140223535 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - An information processing system includes a receiving unit configured to receive from an external device a use initiation request designating user specific information and organization identification information, and an authentication unit configured to issue authentication information indicating that authentication has been completed in a case where the user specific information and the organization identification information designated in the use initiation request are stored in association with each other in a first storage unit that stores one or more sets of user specific information in association with the organization identification information. The authentication unit receives a new authentication information issuance request designating the authentication information and issues new authentication information that can be used even after a user termination request designating the authentication information is made. | 08-07-2014 |
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20090319986 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A data processing apparatus includes a host processing apparatus that can cooperatively verify, using generated Timed software, hardware and software of a semiconductor device mounted with a target processing device and an operating system (OS), wherein the host processing apparatus analyzes an assembler of the target processing device and recognizes a Basic Block, which is a basic unit for calculating information concerning time, and generates Timed software for the cooperative verification with reference to the Basic Block. | 12-24-2009 |
20120151181 | INTEGRATED DEVICE, LAYOUT METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An integrated device includes at least one data processing device and at least one memory macro accessible by the data processing device. The data processing device and the memory macro are laid out so that a memory address and a power consumption have a correlation. | 06-14-2012 |
20130222554 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus for adjustment of relative positions of a plurality of images of the same subject includes: a storage controller configured to store pixel data of pixels of an input image in a buffer, the input image being included in the images including a reference image, the input image differing from the reference image in that the subject of the input image is misaligned from the subject of the reference image by a given angle; a readout unit configured to read out, from the buffer, the pixel data of the pixels of the input image that fall in a region of the input image when rotated by the given angle, and a pixel data computing unit configured to calculate pixel data of pixels constituting a rotated image, which includes the input image rotated by the given angle, based on the pixel data read out by the readout unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20140339695 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic component includes: a substrate formed of ceramic and including one or more pads on an upper surface thereof; a component flip-chip mounted on the upper surface of the substrate with one or more bumps bonded to the one or more pads; and an additional film located on a lower surface of the substrate and overlapping with at least a part of a smaller one of the pad and the bump in each of one or more pad/bump pairs, the one or more pad/bump pairs being composed of the one or more pads and the one or more bumps bonded to each other. | 11-20-2014 |